Meanings
present singular third person names after · participle present naming after · participle past named after · past named after
- To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of
The scientist named his newly discovered species after a famous pop artist.
1 more example
The scientist discovered a new species, which he named after a famous pop artist.
Synonyms: name for
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of
Translations
Catalan posar nom a algù amb
- posar nom a algù ambto give someone the same name
Chinese Mandarin 与...同名
- 与...同名 (yǔ...tóngmíng)to give someone the same name
Danish opkalde efter
- opkalde efterto give someone the same name
Dutch vernoemen naar, noemen naar
- vernoemen naarto give someone the same name
- noemen naarto give someone the same name
Esperanto nomi laŭ
- nomi laŭto give someone the same name
Finnish nimetä jonkun mukaan, nimetä jonkin mukaan
- nimetä jonkun mukaanto give someone the same name
- nimetä jonkin mukaanto give someone the same name
German benennen nach
- benennen nachto give someone the same name
Hebrew עַל שׁוּם
- עַל שׁוּם (al shum)to give someone the same name
Italian chiamare come
- chiamare cometo give someone the same name
Japanese Bに因んで、Aを名付ける
- Bに因んで、Aを名付ける (B-ni chinande, A-o nadzukeru)to give someone the same name
Korean A의 이름을 B을 따서 짓다
- A의 이름을 B을 따서 짓다 (A-ui ireum-eul B-eul ttaseo jitda)to give someone the same name
Norwegian Bokmål oppkalle etter
- oppkalle etterto give someone the same name
Polish nadawać imię na cześć, nadać imię na cześć
- nadawać imię na cześćto give someone the same name
- nadać imię na cześćto give someone the same name
- im.to give someone the same name
Portuguese nomear em homenagem
- nomear em homenagemto give someone the same name
Russian назва́ть в честь
- назва́ть в честь (nazvátʹ v čestʹ)to give someone the same name
Spanish llamar en honor a
- llamar en honor ato give someone the same name
Tamil பெயர்ப்படு
- பெயர்ப்படு (peyarppaṭu)to give someone the same name
Turkish adını almak
- adını almakto give someone the same name
Cite this entry
name after. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20after
“name after.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20after. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name after,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20after.
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